Don Hardeman Jr.

Don W. Hardeman Jr. is a wildlife ecologist, science communicator, and entrepreneur. He has thirteen years of experience in wildlife ecology and conservation with a focus on mammalian carnivores. Don has studied multiple aspects of black bear ecology and the influence of the human-dominated landscape on their behavior. He has also contributed to research on wolves, beavers, Pacific fisher, Island foxes, Desert kit fox, bats, small mammals, raccoons, threatened and endangered herpetofauna, among other species. He is also a science communicator, using his social media to discuss current and previous work. Don founded Ursus Biological, a company that supports the development of energy resources while mitigating the biological impact to threatened and endangered species.